Tartarus

American  

[tahr-ter-uhs] / ˈtɑr tər əs /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a sunless abyss, below Hades, in which Zeus imprisoned the Titans.

2. a place in Hades for the punishment of the wicked.

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Tartarus British  

/ ˈtɑːtərəs /

noun

1. an abyss under Hades where the Titans were imprisoned

2. a part of Hades reserved for evildoers

3. the underworld; Hades

4. a primordial god who became the father of the monster Typhon

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Etymology

Origin of Tartarus

C16: from Latin, from Greek Tartaros, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

In particular, check out the websites of those mentioned below, but also the sites for Tartarus Press, Undertow Publications, Swan River Press and Sarob Press.

From Washington Post • Oct. 26, 2022

Exoplanet hunters have caught sight of a multitude of Earth- and Venus-size worlds far from our galactic backwater, each of them an Elysium or a Tartarus.

From Scientific American • Jun. 2, 2021

And so to Jackson, whose wingnut fans believe is currently riding the great ferris wheel in the sky, while his detractors hope he’s strapped to a flaming wheel in Tartarus instead.

From The Guardian • Jan. 31, 2019

Russell and Rosalie Parker are not only the proprietors of England’s much-admired Tartarus Press, but also accomplished practitioners of the eerie tale.

From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2016

They had also just watched him send three of their friends to Tartarus.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan